Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Arbor Trace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arbor Trace and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Arbor Trace

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Arbor Trace:
  • 34.016768, -84.036575
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Arbor Trace

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
  • Since Arbor Trace is near Forsyth County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Arbor Trace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arbor Trace ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Carrols Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Carrols Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrols Crossing
• Centurion Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Centurion Hills is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centurion Hills
• Deerwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Deerwood is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Falconcrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Falconcrest is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconcrest
• Forest River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest River is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest River
• Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendly Village of Crooked Creek is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
• Hunting Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hunting Creek is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
• Maple Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Maple Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
• Marsh Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Marsh Creek is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
• Meadow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadow is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
• Rambling Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rambling Woods is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Woods
• Settles Bridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Settles Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settles Bridge
• Steeplechase
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Steeplechase is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
• Summerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Summerville is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville

How Far From Arbor Trace to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Arbor Trace to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Arbor Trace and extending to:

• Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Arbor Trace to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 514 miles [827.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,412 miles [10,319.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,114 miles [11,448.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,992 miles [8,033.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'